U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service slapped Cole
Bros. Circus with huge fines for the illegal sale of endangered Asian
elephants Tina and Jewel. IDA uncovered the sale in 2007 and filed the
complaint that led to the action.

IDA filed multiple complaints with the USDA for
Animal Welfare Act violations by the Cole Bros. Circus. The USDA filed
formal charges against the circus this year.

We supported campaigns that achieved a ban on wild animals in circuses in Irvine, California,
and a ban on bullhooks in Fulton County, Georgia and in Margate, Florida.

Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) announced a new policy to virtually end circus-style handling and the use of bullhooks in
zoos.

Outreach and education about elephants in zoos and
in entertainment though grassroots leafleting in dozens of cities across
the U.S. at theatres showing Water for Elephants, for the International
Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos, and at the biggest circus protest
ever of the Ringling Bros. Circus in Los Angeles that drew 500 attendees.

For Dogs And Cats Of South Korea

IDA supported South Korean activists during their
anti-dog-eating days of summer (“Tears of Boknal”), and received worldwide
media attention for our International Day of Action for South Korean Dogs and Cats.

Funded a large van for rescuing dogs and cats
throughout South Korea.

We traveled to South Korea
and met with the director and deputy director of the Ministry for Food,
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MIFAFF) to begin a dialogue
regarding the illicit dog and cat meat trade. Also visited our allies
and established connections with other animal-protection organizations.

We documented dog farms and the
Moran Market with extensive undercover video and photos.

Rescued South Korean dogs and a cat who we'll spotlight as living symbols of a
gruesome and illegal industry.

For
Animals In Laboratories

IDA supplied thousands of pages
of chimpanzee medical records, information and analysis to McClatchy
Newspapers, which conducted its own
independent investigation and published the most in-depth series ever
reported on chimpanzees in experimentation.

Scientific American magazine called
for a ban on chimpanzee experimentation, citing the McClatchy Special
Report as a major reason for this groundbreaking development.

IDA submitted comments to
the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee determining the “necessity” of chimpanzees in experimentation.
IDA blasted the conflict of interest of the then-Chair. Two weeks
after IDA’s comments, the Chair stepped down, and was replaced by a
bioethicist.

The IOM Committee
report “largely echoed” the McClatchy series’
examination of the ethics and science of chimpanzee experimentation. IDA believes the IOM Report is the first step
towards the end of chimpanzee experimentation.

For
Wildlife

IDA
has promoted immunocontraception (birth control) in place of
killing deer and educated many municipalities about humane wildlife control.

After
IDA notified city officials in Rockville,
Maryland about the cruelty and
ineffectiveness of hunting, and the existence of humane methods, the city voted
to end plans to kill deer.

We continue to focus on stopping bow hunting in various locations, and opposing the use
of hired sharp-shooters to kill deer at Binghamton University
in NY.

IDA and our co-plaintiffs won an unprecedented victory when a federal
judge refused to dismiss on legal technicalities our lawsuit to protect the
wild horses at Twin Peaks. Our case is
proceeding on the merits, with a hearing scheduled for February in Sacramento.

For
Farmed Animals

IDA
helped end the sale of live chickens at Farmers’ Markets in the San
Francisco Bay Area.

IDA
found foster homes for dozens of cats living outside including adoptable cats
who were going to be euthanized for being FIV+, and provided emergency medical
treatment for those in need.

For
Companion Animals

Parma, Ohio
became our latest Guardian
City by changing
their animal-related ordinances to read “guardian” instead of “owner”,
joining 18 cities, 2 counties, and 1 state in this compassionate language
shift.

When IDA learned that dog-killing "artist" Tom Otterness was set to receive $750,000 from the City of San Francisco for 59 bronze sculptures commissioned for the Central Subway's Moscone Station, we jumped into action. After IDA alerted them, thousands of California supporters made their grief and anger known, causing the project to be scrapped, and Otterness to be deprived of money and prestige he did not deserve.

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